Hoffman Estates Opinion
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A story that will brighten your daySep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Sept. 22, our mother fell in a parking lot in Palatine and was taken to Northwest Community Hospital by the wonderful, caring Palatine paramedics. The story ...
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We have to pinch pennies, so should villageSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Please stop wasting money on unneeded bandannas throughout our village. These have to be installed by our village men (during) working hours, they have to be purchased a...
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Some still have use for teachers, it seemsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 15 years ago, I retired from teaching mathematics in a local public school district and still have a keen interest in the formal education of youngsters. My ob...
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Act of kindness a real day-brightenerSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I experienced something today (Sept. 16) that I feel is seen too rarely in society now - anonymous acts of kindness. I was in line today at the Joann Fabrics in Town & C...
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Insurance companies are real death panelsSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Wake up, people, we have silent death panels now. When I hear the rhetoric regarding death panels should any public option pass, I stop and think of a story I recently ...
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If reform passes, make all plans equalSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - How is Obama's health care plan not elitist? He was questioned whether he would change his family's plan to the plan that the people would have. He ignored the question....
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Health care debate is about who paysSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Let us please deal with reality. The issue is not about health care access. Everyone has that. The issue is about who's paying for it. Health insurance or not. Virtually...
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Clunkers for Cuba a missed opportunitySep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Boy, what an opportunity for American capitalism but we blew it. Can you image how many clunkers (recycled gas hogs) could have been sold to Castro. What an opportunity ...
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Generation of giants appears to be goneSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the Niles West health care forum last month. I favor a single payer public option, but I wanted to listen and understand why people are so opposed to reform....
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U.S. auto business has got it all wrongSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Now, GM is going to build more cars. Do we really need more? There have been cars going begging on car lots for a while now due to the economy. And, the government is pu...